Ron Kind: “But, again, these direct payments are probably the least justifiable…”

On the recordApril 30, 2008

But, again, these direct payments are probably the least justifiable program going forward today in light of what the marketplace is producing. And the futures market right now is looking astounding when it comes to these commodity crops, and that is going to be good for farm income and debt-to-asset ratio. For family farms, it has never been better. And that again speaks to what we think is a reasonable and justifiable goal of trying to reform these commodity programs so we can deal with the other priorities and still maintain an important safety net to the family farmer.

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Ron Kind

Wisconsin

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Discussing the need to reform commodity programs and the state of farm income.

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Ron Kind: “But, again, these direct payments are probably the least justifiable program going forward today in light of what the…”

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